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Former Hungarian 'American Father
Premier Expelled From Party
DENOUNCED AS SPY AND
TROTSKYITE AGENT
Budapest, June 15. The former Hun- garian Foreign Minister, M. Laszlo Rajk, has been expelled from the Hungarian Workers' Party as a "spy and Trotskyite agent of foreign imperialist powers," an official com-· munique announced tonight.
Also expelled on the same charges was Dr Tibor Szonyi, a member of the Central Committee and the Central Control Commis- sion and Secretary of the Workers' Party.
The communique,onds' a week of specula.. tion over M. Rajk's whereabouts since he failed to appear for the opening session of the newly- olected Parliament last week, and his replace- 'ment as Foreign Minister by M. Gyulakallai,
also a Communist.
Wins The
Title
Lorelle Owen, a tall 19-year-old brunetto
who went to San Diego, Calif., recently from Sherman, Tex., where she attended high school, is crowned "Miss San Diego" by -former Queen Mary Jo Storholm. She will seek the "Miss Call- fornia" tille at Banta Cruz this month.
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It is known that a number of other high functionaries are un- der detention, but the com- munique makes no mention of these. The communique did not state whether the former Foreign Minister was under arrest, but it was assumed here that he waāt
N, Rajk, a one-time Minister of the Interior, was also a mem→ ber of the Polltbureau of the Workers' Party.
The communique was issued by the Central Commliter and the Control Commission of the Party, and was headed: "The Uncovering of п Trotskyite Espionage Group,"
HOSTILE ELEMENTS
The communique said that the. Central Committee of the Workers' Party and the Central Control Commission, at a Joint session, had "discussed the in- Bitration of hostile elements In-
to the party" and has made the
following unanimous decision.
"American Father of 1049," William Casper Peter, 78, (sented, front), farmer of Lock Haven, Pa., is shown with his 10 daughters and eight sons after being named by Na- tional Father's Day Committee. Front row (from left), Florence, Pauline, Leona, Peter. Helen and Margaret. Middle row (from left), Ralph, Mary, Alice, Betty, Cora and Olive. Back row (from left), Frank, Jesse, Harvey, Harry, Lester, Elery and Charles-AP PIC- ture.
Afghan Fear Of Pakistan
"The Central Executive Com- Kabul, June 15.-Anis, mittee expels from
THURSDAY, JUNE 16, 1949.
Of 1949 IEFC
DOLES OUT RICE
Government Forces Strike Again At Karen Rebels
Rangoon, June 15,-Government land and air forces today struck at Karen rebels, who last night announced the formation of their own "Insurgent Cabinet." The formation of· the Cabinet by the tribesmen in revolt against the Government was announced by the Karen. Radio according to Burmese newspapers, with bearded 38-year-old Ba U Gyi, President of the Karen National Union, as Prime Minister.
Government planes raided several Karen con- centrations near the rice exporting port of Basscin, 90 miles west of Rangoon, and scored direct hits, a communique said. It claimed the recapture of two Communist-held_villages in the Fyapon district of the Irrawaddy Delta, with 20 rebels killed and several wounded.
The communique also report" ed minor clashes in the Upper | Burma districts of Mandalay
and Shwebo, while a rebel at- tack on the Central Burma Ol town. of Tenongyoung, 300 miles north-west of Rangoon, was reported
Army Radio.
by the the partythe pro-Government news
Lazzio Rajk and Tibor Szony! paper, said today that the as spies and Troiskylte agents whole Afghan nation must of foreign imperialist powers.
The Radio reported flcree
on the oll town, but retreated Karens made a surprise attack" leaving 30 dead.
The Central Executive Com- now make a united front fighting last night when 200 mittee states that at the present against Pakistan which is stage of the progress of the evidently bent on exter- People's Democracy the most dangerous weapon of the enemy minating it", the Afghan 19 penetration into the party.
"The best defence against this enemy penetration is the correct policy of our party,
The Radio added that mop.
area and claimed the capture of Kyaungla.
Russian
Tug Master's Excessive
Demands
Bremerhaven, June 15.-
Washington, June 15.--- The International Emor gency Food Council Rico Committee on Wednesday recommended world rico producing nations allocate 3,732,000 metric tons importing nations for the your '1949.
to
POCKET CARTOON
"Can't take any chances
madam, Colorado beetles'
The proposal was under BAO DAI'S
stood to be scheduled for
IEFC approval on Thursday, with an announcement of the Council's action on Fri dny.
GESTURE
Bairon. June 15.-Emperor Bao Dai, who has assumed the
| leadership of a Frelich sponsored The Rice Committee's action government of Viet Nam, an- was actually confined to pronounced the liberation of about pasod allocations for the July 1,000 political prisoners.
10 December period of this The announcement said the year. However, the expected liberation was to commemorate announcement will cover the entire year,
The proposed allocations for July to December are 1,077,000 metric tons, It was author! tatively learned. January to July allocations were 1,855,000. That makes a total for the year of 3,732,000. This exceeds last year's allocations by 651,000,
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news agency Bakhter reping up was still going on in the A Soviet tug, which arrived Forei ported.
Berno, June 18. The Swiss
Minister, outside Bremerhaven on Pettiplerre;
Dr Max told the Lower Monday to take away allouse of Parliament today that as to how the new Karen Cabinet 100-ton crane allocated to Switzerland did not intend would function.
break with Rumania where 30 work.
In an editorial on the bom- "The execution of this polley blog by Pakistan aircraft of involved a constant and steadfast Afghan levers and followers of struggle against any deviation. the Fakir of Ipl on the Pakistan It will fight especially ruthlessly side of the North-West Frontier against all manifestations on June 12, Anka sald, "Pakistan nationalism. This nationalism has started intrigues against sometimes manifests itself in Afghanistan. It brought Mo-
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achievement, and the resulting aver-confidence, also makes for nationalism.
RUTHLESS STRUGGLE "We must lead a ruthless struggle against any manifes tation of Trotskyism, must increase our vigilance. We
watch
must
Wo
Bakhter reported
Observers here were not clear
KAREN STATE
Ba U Gyl, who escaped from sein when Government troops captured it from was last reporled in the Ran-
goon arcu.
important
the Karena,
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Russia na reparations, today Swiss citizens were arrested Inst! At 2.30. 5.00, 7.20 & 9.30 ILK. Government. Import and Ex-
circled outside the harbour after being refused leave to come inside the lock basin. prest, Dr P. Von Balis, who The Swiss Minister in Buch- has been recalled. for consulta She was also refused permis-tion, will return immediately slog to take on water or stores afterwards to Rumania, he said. at the American zone port or to The Rumanian "reprisal" ar- land members for shore leave,
rests followed the announcement
| open anti-Sovietism, at other hammed Amin Jan, the brother
times in under-ruling.
ot
ex-King Aurinnullah
of keeping silent, about the role Afghanistan, near
the Afghan and Importance of the S
border
to take active ict
action Union,
against Afghanistan, and it has at
The main Karen 'forces are in last transgressed and bombarded the Taungoo-area-100-miles Military Government officials by the Swiss Government thai Afghanistan territory: killing to the north, where they were indicated that they were ready it intended to proceed with the and wounding compatriots"
reported last month to have de-o let the Russians low away the Rumanian Legation in Swit- trial of Solvan Vitianu whom that theclared a Karen State. Afghan War Minister had re-
the crane but that the tug's zerland claimed as a member of turned to Kabut
Strong Government reinforce- by air from Khost, about 100 miles southments were tonight making for master, Captain Andrei Aland, its staff and, therefore, in enjoy cast of Kabul, in the Southern Akyab, Province of Afghanistan, after Burma port,
had made "oxorbitant demands" ment of diplomatic immunity. Western now threatened for repairs to the crane to make
Villanu, whose trial began on attending condolence prayers for by rebels, a Government spokes it -worthy,
Monday, is charged with econo- those killed in the bombing in- man reported... for the slightest jeldent
Military Government port om-mle espionago and fraud. It unparty-like behaviour, po-
Ho said that the situation on cials said that they were willing was alleged that one of his pularity-seeking, self-adoration and praise. We must control, the Southern Province
The report said that tribes of the West coast (Arakan) has to permit minor repairs and al- tasks in Switzerland was to dis- Rumanian with
and of deteriorated considerably" and terations to the crane but that cover assets which even stricter measures, the independent frontier terri- that rebels moving north from the Captain's demands
eltizens had "salted away" in the functionaries of our own iory who attended the
Switzerland. con- Sandeway towards Akyab have "out of the question." party and State."
dolence prayers expressed their been joined by a deserling The communique said that "indignation at Pakistan's trans section of military polico the Central Committee support- gresalon and bombardment and
Both Sandoway and Kyaupyu, ed and approved all measures showed readiness to defend their which the Political Bureau und country and ils national honour on Ramree Island, midway up the Secretariat had taken for according to the Government's the coast of Arakan, are in rebel Lisbon, June 15. the liquidation of spies and instructions"-Rouler. Public Security Council with Trotskylte agents.
The spokesman denied, how- power to dissolvo gather-
ever, that U Ny Tun, Burmess The American negotiators sald | ings, close centres and
Minister of Minority Affairs, that inspection had shown, the to be sca-worthy but had fled from Kyaupyu because crano arrest persons
concerned
of rebel activity. He said that they were willing to permit with "cortain activities con-
Llangollen, North Wales, June the Minister had come back to alterations chargesble to Ger- trary to the security of the sold that the Central Com- 13-Students of Oslo University Rangoon for an "inspection" and many. Stato" was set up in Por-mittee directs the party leader won first place for folk singing would be returning to Ramree
ship "to do a thorough job and at the International Eisteddfod in a day or two--Reuter tugal today.
render harmless, with an fron (Welsh Festival of the Arts) fist, the agents
Wide Security Powers For Council
|
It empowered these organs to undertake all measures to detect and eliminate in future all enemy penetration of the party.
and
Concluding, the communique
Eisteddfod Results
Its President is the Home Minister, Mr-Augusto Cancella frustrate the achlevements of Parties from 14 countries took do. Abrait, and its members the our Democracy and try to sell part in the folk singing and Commanders of the Republican our working people Guard and the Security Police the hands of the capitalists." wore from Munroe, Louisian
again into dancing. One group of singer and the Director of the Inter-Reuter. itional and State Becurity
of Imperialism here today. Folic dancing was Trotskyism. who would won by dancers from Spain.
Police.
Its aim to make more, off- elent the measures to prevent and repress certain activities" according to a decreo published in the official Gazette. ..
Under the decres, places used for subversive activities will be "closed, and can be occupied by the authorities.
"The Council will have power to dissolve any gathering on which "seditious or offensive | demonstrations: against the Buthorities" take place.
Founders or' membera 'otas- sdcintions: "Dt ́n Communist na- „ture", will be able to Intern- isent" sentences ranging from one to three years,
Similar punishment will also *pply to members of associa- #tions whose purpose in critnos Sagainst State, security or terror- Lam wand to those, who facilitaté such a cubversive in activiti
EDITORS
Reuter.
Inst time I ran away froni homs as the fifth floor14
nly got as
handa, he said.
were
WILL LOSE HIS HEAD
tho
Villanu has refused to speak since the opening of the trial, The tug Captain told
claiming that the Swiss court American authorities, "If this had no Jurisdiction over him as
a diplomat.-Reuter, crane should sink before I get it to Russia I shall lose my head."
They added that regulations required ships' stores paid for in dollars and that the Russians had only marks.
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Professor
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Erhard, They thought it would take a ozonal Director of Economics, fortnight to complete the minor said in. Frankfurt that he was TO. SINGAPORE alterations.
plarning to abolish most con- This is the second time a trols on raw materials, and in George Brent • Virginis Mayo June 15-Tho - London,
Soviet tug has come to fetch the dustrial products before the Turhan Boy Carole Landis Federal Parliament meals-- Colonial Office today announced About a year ago, when the Reuter.
"OUT OF THE BLUE" that Mr Malcolm MacDonald, Berlin blockade storted, Ameri British Commissioner General con Milltary Government of THE MOST UP-TO-DATE THEATRE ON THE MAINLAND for. Southeast Asin, will leave clats kept a Russian tug cruising London on Tuesday on his outside the port for a fortnight return journey to Singapore by because of technical dificul- plane....
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The War
Once "announced that Field Marshal Sir William Silm, chief of the British
crane.
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